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May 14, 2025

IMPACT x Nightline: Diddy on Trial (5/15)

THURSDAY, MAY 15 IMPACT x Nightline: “Diddy on Trial” (330) – Streaming Only on Hulu Logline: The criminal trial of Sean “Diddy” Combs has begun. Prosecutors allege he engaged in a dark underworld of sex trafficking, prostitution and more. The mogul denies all accusations, maintaining his innocence. “IMPACT x Nightline” goes inside the case. Episode Details: ABC News Studios’ “IMPACT x Nightline: Diddy on Trial” begins streaming on Thursday, May 15, only on Hulu. The episode, led by “Nightline” co-anchor Byron Pitts, features a sit-down with Charlucci Finney, a music producer and Combs’ friend of over 35 years, in his first major network interview. Finney insists Combs is innocent. The episode takes a deep dive inside the charges against Combs and his trial. Combs denies all accusations. Additional new interviews include the following: Eboni K. Williams, attorney and legal analyst Lisa Bloom, attorney for Combs’ accusers, Dawn Richard and John Doe Justin Tinsley, senior culture report

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May 13, 2025

‘GMA3: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW’ DRAWS ITS LARGEST AUDIENCE IN 5 WEEKS, OUTDELIVERS NBC IN TOTAL VIEWERS AND ADULTS 18-49

“GMA3: What You Need to Know” averaged 1.279 million Total Viewers, 116,000 Women 25-54, and 86,000 Women 18-49 during the week of May 5, 2025, based on Live+Same Day Data from Nielsen Media Research, leading “NBC News Daily” in Total Viewers and Women 18-49. For the 3rd consecutive week, “GMA3” grew from the previous week in Total Viewers (+1% – 1.279 million vs. 1.261 million), drawing its largest overall audience in 5 weeks — since w/o 3/31/25. “GMA3” increased its Total Viewer lead over “NBC News Daily” week to week by 70% (228,000 vs. 134,000) to its largest in 6 weeks — since w/o 3/24/25. Season to date, “GMA3” ranks No. 1 in Total Viewers (1.375 million) versus CBS’ “The Talk” (1.240 million) and “NBC News Daily” (1.206 million) for the 3rd straight season. In addition, “GMA3” is improving versus the comparable weeks last season in Women 18-49 (+5% – 104,000 vs. 99,000). NOTE: On Thursday (5/8/25), “GMA3” and “NBC News Daily” were preempted. ABC’s and NBC’s weekly averages are

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May 13, 2025

‘THE VIEW’ POSTS GAINS WEEK TO WEEK ACROSS THE BOARD, HITTING 4-WEEK HIGHS IN BOTH KEY WOMEN DEMOS

For the week of May 5, 2025, “The View” ranked No. 1 in Households (1.57 rtg.) and Total Viewers (2.378 million) among the daytime network talk shows and news programs, leading NBC’s “TODAY Third Hour” (1.09 rtg. and 1.629 million, respectively), “TODAY with Jenna & Friends” (0.85 rtg. and 1.279 million, respectively) and “NBC News Daily” (0.71 rtg. and 1.051 million, respectively). In addition, “The View” averaged 195,000 Women 25-54 and 139,000 Women 18-49, based on Live+Same Day Data from Nielsen Media Research. “The View” improved on the previous week in Total Viewers (+2% – 2.378 million vs. 2.329 million), Women 25-54 (+8% – 195,000 vs. 180,000) and Women 18-49 (+8% – 139,000 vs. 129,000), hitting 4-week highs in both key Women demos — since w/o 3/31/25. For the 3rd straight week, “The View” posted year-to-year gains across the board: Total Viewers (+7% – 2.378 million vs. 2.217 million), Women 25-54 (+3% – 195,000 vs. 190,000) and Women 18-49 (+8% – 138,000 vs. 129,000). “The V

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May 13, 2025

WITH DAVID MUIR REPORTING FROM THE VATICAN, ABC NEWS IS #1 NETWORK FOR LIVE COVERAGE OF WHITE SMOKE AND NAMING OF POPE — AND ‘WORLD NEWS TONIGHT WITH DAVID MUIR’ IS #1 NEWSCAST ACROSS BROADCAST AND CABLE, LEADING NBC BY 1.6 MILLION VIEWERS AND CBS BY 3.6 MILLION

Led by anchor and managing editor David Muir from the Vatican, “World News Tonight with David Muir” stood as America’s most-watched weekday program in Total Viewers (7.268 million) on all of broadcast and cable and ranked as the No. 1 newscast across the board in Total Viewers (7.268 million), Adults 25-54 (971,000) and Adults 18-49 (698,000) during the week of May 5, 2025, based on Live+Same Day Data from Nielsen Media Research. “World News Tonight” ranked as the No. 1 telecast of the day on Monday (7.461 million), Tuesday (7.655 million), Wednesday (7.074 million), Thursday (7.444) and Friday (6.706 million). On Thursday (5/8/25), ABC News’ special coverage for the papal conclave announcement of Pope Leo XIV(12:08-2:00 p.m. EDT), led by Muir, outperformed its closest competitor, Fox News (12:00-2:00 p.m. EDT), by +5% in Total Viewers (3.457 million vs. 3.295 million), by +5% in Adults 25-54 (615,000 vs. 583,000) and by +11% in Adults 18-49 (504,000 vs. 454,000) and CBS and NBC by do

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May 13, 2025

WITH ITS LARGEST AUDIENCE IN 4 WEEKS, ‘GOOD MORNING AMERICA’ IS NO. 1 IN TOTAL VIEWERS

“Good Morning America” ranked as the No. 1 morning newscast in Total Viewers (2.718 million) during the week of May 5, 2025, based on Live+Same Day Data from Nielsen Media Research. “GMA” outperformed NBC’s “Today”(2.591 million) by 127,000 to take the top spot for the 10th week in a row. “GMA” increased its lead over “Today” both week to week (+11% – 127,000 vs. 114,000) and year to year (+354% – 127,000 vs. 28,000). “GMA” improved on the previous week in Total Viewers (+1% – 2.718 million vs. 2.686 million) and Adults 25-54 (+2% – 453,000 vs. 442,000), drawing its largest overall audience in 4 weeks — since w/o 4/7/25. “GMA” (2.718 million, 453,000 and 279,000, respectively) beat “CBS Mornings” (1.946 million, 318,000 and 182,000, respectively) in Total Viewers (+772,000), Adults 25-54 (+135,000) and Adults 18-49 (+97,000). “GMA” led “CBS Mornings” in Total Viewers and Adults 25-54 for the last 1,373 weeks overall — since w/o 1/18/99. Season to date, “GMA” (2.698 million) is ranking

Press Release - Ratings

May 12, 2025

ABC NEWS IS NO. 1 NETWORK ACROSS BROADCAST AND CABLE TO COVER THE PAPAL CONCLAVE ANNOUNCEMENT OF POPE LEO XIV — LED BY ‘WORLD NEWS TONIGHT’ ANCHOR DAVID MUIR FROM THE VATICAN

ABC News’ Special coverage for the Papal Conclave Announcement of Pope Leo XIV (12:08-2:00 p.m. EDT) led by “World News Tonight” anchor and managing editor David Muir from the Vatican ranked No. 1 in Total Viewers (3.457 million), Adults 25-54 (615,000) and Adults 18-49 (504,000), based on Live+Same Day Data from Nielsen Media Research. The ABC News special featured reporting and analysis from ABC News Live “Prime” and “World News Tonight” Sunday anchor Linsey Davis, chief international correspondent James Longman, senior national correspondent Terry Moran, foreign correspondent Maggie Rulli, reporters Ines de La Cuetara and Patrick Revell, WABC-TV Eyewitness News anchor Joe Torres, WLS-TV Eyewitness News reporter Liz Nagy, and contributors Father Jim Martin, Father John Wauck and Helen Alvaré. ABC News outdelivered its closest competitor, Fox News (12:00-2:00 p.m. EDT), by +5% in Total Viewers (3.457 million vs. 3.295 million), by +5% in Adults 25-54 (615,000 vs. 583,000) and by +11%

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May 12, 2025

Bad Romance: A Special Edition of 20/20: Love at First Click (5/13)

TUESDAY, MAY 13 10:01-11:00 p.m. EDT – Bad Romance: A Special Edition of 20/20: “Love at First Click” (206) Logline: A married mother’s secret online love affair spirals into a deadly plot. Stream episodes next day on Hulu.

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May 12, 2025

AN ONLINE LOVE AFFAIR TURNS DEADLY IN THE ‘20/20’ LIMITED TRUE CRIME SERIES ‘BAD ROMANCE’

Michigan mother of three Sharee Miller sat in the center of a complicated love triangle. She used sex, deception and the internet to pit her lover, Jerry Cassaday, a former police officer and casino worker she met in an online chatroom, against Bruce Miller, her unwitting husband. In online conversations with Jerry, Sharee faked losing multiple pregnancies at the hands of Bruce, who she falsely claimed physically abused her and had ties to the mafia. Soon after she told these lies, both men wound up dead. “Nightline” co-anchor Juju Chang interviews the woman at the center of it all in the “20/20” limited true crime series “Bad Romance,” airing Tuesday, May 13 (10:01-11:00 p.m. EDT), on ABC and streaming the next day on Hulu. “Bad Romance” is hosted by ABC News contributor and ESPN analyst Ryan Smith. Now in its second season, the series reveals shocking true crime stories of love turned lethal over the years, and features interviews with individuals involved in some of the most deadly

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May 12, 2025

ABC NEWS STUDIOS ANNOUNCES ‘BARBARA WALTERS TELL ME EVERYTHING,’ PRODUCED BY IMAGINE DOCUMENTARIES, TO PREMIERE MONDAY, JUNE 23, ON HULU

Today, ABC News Studios announced “Barbara Walters Tell Me Everything,” the new feature-length documentary produced by Brian Grazer and Ron Howard’s Imagine Documentaries, will premiere Monday, June 23, on Hulu in the U.S. and later this year on Disney+ in select territories internationally following its world premiere at the 2025 Tribeca Festival. From the producing team behind the 2024 Emmy® Award-winning Best Documentary, “Jim Henson Idea Man,” this definitive documentary, directed by Emmy-winning filmmaker and journalist Jackie Jesko, examines the broadcast legend’s pivotal role in the history of journalism and her pioneering example for women in the industry. Barbara Walters (Sept. 25, 1929-Dec. 30, 2022) didn’t just report the news — she made news. She was a true American original and a trailblazer who broke ground for women in broadcasting. The documentary gives viewers an intimate and raw look at her astonishing career, personal life, and the challenges she faced trying to bal

Press Release - ABC News Studios

May 9, 2025

ABC NEWS ANNOUNCES PRIMETIME SPECIAL ON THE HISTORIC ELECTION OF THE FIRST-EVER AMERICAN POPE ANCHORED BY ‘WORLD NEWS TONIGHT’ ANCHOR AND MANAGING EDITOR DAVID MUIR FROM ROME AIRING FRIDAY, MAY 9 ON ABC, AND STREAMING THE NEXT DAY ON ABC NEWS LIVE, DISNEY+ AND HULU

ABC News announced today a primetime special on the historic election of the first American pope, led by “World News Tonight” anchor and managing editor and “20/20” co-anchor David Muir from Rome. The one-hour special “The American Pope: Leo XIV – A Special Edition of 20/20,” airs FRIDAY, MAY 9 (9:01-10:01 p.m. EDT) on ABC and streams the next day on ABC News Live, Disney+ and Hulu. As the world — including all of America — celebrates the newly chosen pope, Muir brings us inside the mystery of the conclave and the Sistine Chapel in the heart of the pope’s residence in Vatican City. The special also takes an in-depth look at the man who is now pope, including what direction the church may now take under his leadership. Muir will be joined by ABC News Live “Prime” and “World News Tonight” weekend anchor Linsey Davis, senior national correspondent Terry Moran and chief international correspondent James Longman reporting from Rome, “20/20” co-anchor Deborah Roberts with a report from Phil

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IMPACT x Nightline: Diddy on Trial (5/15)

‘GMA3: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW’ DRAWS ITS LARGEST AUDIENCE IN 5 WEEKS, OUTDELIVERS NBC IN TOTAL VIEWERS AND ADULTS 18-49

‘THE VIEW’ POSTS GAINS WEEK TO WEEK ACROSS THE BOARD, HITTING 4-WEEK HIGHS IN BOTH KEY WOMEN DEMOS

WITH DAVID MUIR REPORTING FROM THE VATICAN, ABC NEWS IS #1 NETWORK FOR LIVE COVERAGE OF WHITE SMOKE AND NAMING OF POPE — AND ‘WORLD NEWS TONIGHT WITH DAVID MUIR’ IS #1 NEWSCAST ACROSS BROADCAST AND CABLE, LEADING NBC BY 1.6 MILLION VIEWERS AND CBS BY 3.6 MILLION

WITH ITS LARGEST AUDIENCE IN 4 WEEKS, ‘GOOD MORNING AMERICA’ IS NO. 1 IN TOTAL VIEWERS

ABC NEWS IS NO. 1 NETWORK ACROSS BROADCAST AND CABLE TO COVER THE PAPAL CONCLAVE ANNOUNCEMENT OF POPE LEO XIV — LED BY ‘WORLD NEWS TONIGHT’ ANCHOR DAVID MUIR FROM THE VATICAN

Bad Romance: A Special Edition of 20/20: Love at First Click (5/13)

AN ONLINE LOVE AFFAIR TURNS DEADLY IN THE ‘20/20’ LIMITED TRUE CRIME SERIES ‘BAD ROMANCE’

ABC NEWS STUDIOS ANNOUNCES ‘BARBARA WALTERS TELL ME EVERYTHING,’ PRODUCED BY IMAGINE DOCUMENTARIES, TO PREMIERE MONDAY, JUNE 23, ON HULU

ABC NEWS ANNOUNCES PRIMETIME SPECIAL ON THE HISTORIC ELECTION OF THE FIRST-EVER AMERICAN POPE ANCHORED BY ‘WORLD NEWS TONIGHT’ ANCHOR AND MANAGING EDITOR DAVID MUIR FROM ROME AIRING FRIDAY, MAY 9 ON ABC, AND STREAMING THE NEXT DAY ON ABC NEWS LIVE, DISNEY+ AND HULU

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